Below are a few resources that are relevant to World War One that teachers can utilize for their lesson plans or additional educational activities. Teachers and students can read the following resources to find different perspectives, outlooks, or events that took place during this terrible war. Essentially, this page can and will be used by both teachers and students.
This site contains a complete history of the event of World War One into the classroom. Students can navigate the site to find either visual, primary, and scholarly resources that pertain to all the events of World War One. Each particular link on the page, will provide additional resources such as books and other internet sites. The various links will provide different perspectives and viewpoint on the entire war, which will engage both educator and student. British Broadcasting Service. (2012). World War One: History. History. Retrieved November 22, 2012, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/
PBS is able to provide engaging lesson plans within the classroom on World War One. These lesson plans are very intricate, and are appropriate for 9th grade and up. The lesson plans span the entire history or World War One from the causes to it's everlasting effects on the world. The lesson plans are also very detailed, which allows teachers to implement directions easily and focus on specific, important events in World War One. Students are able to engage in various lessons that will enable them to practice critical thinking, writing, and working. Public Broadcasting Service. (2004).For Educators Lesson Plans. The Great War. Retrieved November 23, 2012, from http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/lesson.html
This particular link provides articles about World War One and various links to other important documents that are relevant. Besides providing important links, this resource provides a simple overview of the history or World War One from the European campaign to the entrance of America to the war. Essentially, this page should be used as a refresher for any particular moment in history that occurred during World War One. This page can provide the exact data and primary source that students need to cite. Library of Congress. (August 12, 2012). A Guide to World War I Materials. Web Guides. Retrieved November 22, 2012, from http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/wwi/wwi.html
This site contains both primary sources relevant to World War One, and lesson plans that revolve around various historical periods as well as World War One. What makes this site very effective is that it applies it's various lesson plans to Bloom's Taxonomy, so an educator will be able to better understand and utilize the various lesson plans. This site engages the student to both access primary historical sources and technology to further understand the events of World War One. National Archives Education Team. (2012).Comparing WWI Posters Urging Americans to Conserve Food for the War Effort. DocsTeach: Activities. Retrieved November 25, 2012, fromhttp://docsteach.org/activities/4876/detail?menu=closed&mode=search&sortBy=relevance&q=World+War+One&commit=Go
This website is a great source for World War One teacher resources. On this site, you'll find various links to other World War One internet sources as well as links to other lesson plans that pertain to the subject of World War One. It provides sources to various battles, battlefield tactics, important people, and general resources that are vital for citing primary sources. The site also involves both European and American involvement in the war. EdTech Teacher. (2012). World War 1. Best of History Website. Retrieved November 24, 2012, fromhttp://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/american-history/1900/wwi
This particular website will provide the ultimate primary resource for teachers to utilize. When the history becomes a little bland, this site provides interviews from people who participated in the war, which gives a more engaging viewpoint than just providing numbers or stats. From the common foot soldier to the higher ups who drove the events of history, this internet site will give a widespread source from the important locations that took place in the war. Library of Congress. (June 1, 2007). Experiencing War. Stories from the Veterans History Project. Retrieved November 19, 2012, fromhttp://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-wwi.html
This internet site provides an entire timeline on the history of World War One. Not only is there a functioning timeline, teachers will be able to view actual visual recordings that took place during the war. This will allow students to obtain famous films that were based on the event of World War One. In other words, this site will allow students to find the cultural impacts that World War One provided in classroom as well as provide factual information that teachers can utilize for their lesson plans. World War I. (2006). Introduction. Welcome to the 1914 Timeline. Retrieved November 22, 2012, fromhttp://www.worldwar-1.net/world-war-1-timelines/world-war-1-1914/world-war-1-1914-index.htm
The National World War One Museum has an abundant amount of resources that are relevant to both teachers and students. The site has the ability to provide a virtual tour for students as well as a glossary and timeline that students can access as well. For teachers, this particular Internet site provides valuable resources that otherwise wouldn't have been able to be accessed. Workshops that can advance teaching methods can be provided, and even a 45 minute virtual tour can be provided via the Internet. Students can even access the page outside the classroom, which makes this a very accessible site and resources for the classroom. National World War I Museum. (n.d.). Teachers and Students. National World War I Museum. Retrieved November 28, 2012, fromhttp://www.theworldwar.org/s/110/new/index.aspx?sid=110&gid=1&pgid=1051
Below are a few resources that are relevant to World War One that teachers can utilize for their lesson plans or additional educational activities. Teachers and students can read the following resources to find different perspectives, outlooks, or events that took place during this terrible war. Essentially, this page can and will be used by both teachers and students.
1. BBC History: World War One
2. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
3. Library of Congress
4. DocsTeach
5. Best of History Websites
6. Experiencing World War One
7. World War One
8. National World War One Museum